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Better Luck Next Time

from Crucifixion by John Egenes

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We had a fight
(He tried to sneak in at a quarter to four)
Late one night
(And she was waiting when he opened the door)
I heard her shout
(She saw the lipstick and smelled the perfume)
She threw me out
(She grabbed a knife and chased him out of the room)
I ended up on the lawn, with just the clothes I had on
Better luck next time

I had no dough
(He was desperate, and up to no good)
No place to go
(And he would do the only thing that he could)
I planned a job
(He stood in line and read the words that he wrote)
A bank to rob
(He pulled a gun and gave the teller the note)
I grabbed the cash and turned around, a policeman knocked me down
Better luck next time better luck….

(He dropped the gun)
They tied my hands and they sealed my fate
(He couldn’t run)
Collecting interest at their usual rate
(Nowhere to go)
Next thing I knew I was down on my knees,
Singing, “please don’t shoot me, please
Please don’t shoot me…please

I copped a plea
(He said a woman put him up to it all)
Judge looked at me
(He stood and waited for the gavel to fall)
Took me away
(They gave him ninety-nine years in the pen)
I’m here to stay
(And he ain’t ever gonna get out again)
I always knew that she would be the death of me
Better luck next time

credits

from Crucifixion, released April 1, 2007
Alan Anderson: drums
Rob Burns: bass
Hannah Curwood, Gunther Flutney: harmony vocals
Terry Ebeling: harmonica
Tom Healy: electric guitar
John Egenes: rhythm guitar, pedal steel

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John Egenes Dunedin, New Zealand

Download anything you see here for free (you can pay if you want, but you don't have to...) Author, multi- instrumentalist and session musician for countless artists, producer, songwriter, all around likeable guy.

And you might want to read his book, Man & Horse: The Long Ride Across America
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